Where does “அரி” come from?
அரி (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit हरि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰárHiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰárHiš, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
அரி (Tamil): enemy; reaped handful of paddy rice
Definitions
- enemy; reaped handful of paddy rice
Ancestry of “அரி”, step by step
அரி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit हरि
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | हरि | to be yellow or green; fawn-coloured; reddish... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰárHiṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰárHiš | green, yellow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |
via Proto-Dravidian wariñci
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Dravidian | wariñci | rice |